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| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins | |||
| | | date = August 12, 1993 | ||
| venue = [[Metro]] | |||
| lineup = Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin | |||
| | | bands = Red Red Meat, The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| tour = Rock Invasion | |||
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== Setlist == | == Setlist == | ||
# {{live song|Rocket}} | |||
# {{live song|Quiet}} | |||
# {{live song|Today}} | |||
# {{live song|Soma}} | |||
# {{live song|I Am One}} | |||
# {{live song|Disarm}} | |||
# {{live song|Geek U.S.A.}} | |||
# {{live song|Rhinoceros}} | |||
# {{live song|Cherub Rock}} | |||
# {{live song|Starla|length=8:41}} | |||
# {{live song|Not Worth Asking|tease=1}} | |||
# {{live song|Hummer}} | |||
# {{live song|Siva|length=5:52}} | |||
=== Encore === | |||
# <li value=14>{{live song|Smells Like Teen Spirit|tease=1|cover=[[w:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]}}</li> | |||
# {{live song|Drown|length=5:41}} | |||
# {{live song|Silverfuck|length=9:52}} | |||
## {{live song|Over the Rainbow|tease=1|cover=[[w:Harold Arlen|Harold Arlen]] / [[w:Yip Harburg|Yip Harburg]]}} | |||
## {{live song|The Star-Spangled Banner|tease=1|cover=[[w:Francis Scott Key|Francis Scott Key]]}} | |||
== Banter == | == Banter == | ||
MC: The first time I heard this band live was a broadcast on 93 XRT. | {{banter|1= | ||
That day | MC: [cuts in] The first time I heard this band live was a broadcast on [[w:WXRT|93 XRT]]. [[The Smashing Pumpkins 1993-07-26|That day]]--that day the band had some bad things to say about what had been written about them in the ''[[w:Chicago Sun-Times|Sun-Times]]''. Let me just tell you what was written in the ''Sun-Times'' today: “Chicago's Smashing Pumpkins debuted on [[w:Billboard 200|''Billboard'''s Top 200 albums charts]] last week at number 10 with a bullet, making it the most successful rock release from Chicago since the days of [[w:Survivor (band)|Survivor]].” | ||
Let me just tell you what was | Iha: “Since the days of Survivor.” | ||
MC: “Chicago, Illinois, soon to be known internationally as the rock and roll capital of the world and it's because of [[Metro]] and it's because of Smashing Pumpkins!” | |||
making it the most successful rock release from Chicago since the days of Survivor | BC: Whoooo! | ||
Iha: | '''Rocket''' | ||
MC: | BC: Helloooo! We're so glad you could come. | ||
and it's because of Metro and it's because of Smashing Pumpkins! | '''Quiet''' | ||
'''Today''' | |||
D’arcy: Hi. | |||
'''Soma''' | |||
> '''I Am One''' | |||
Today | BC: Hi. [[w:Strutter|Strutter]], [[w:Deuce (song)|Deuce]], [[w:Cold Gin|Cold Gin]].... | ||
Iha: What do all these songs have in common, people? Fuckin' [[w:Paul Stanley|Paul Stanley]] and [[w:Gene Simmons|Gene Simmons]]! We co-wrote this fucker with those guys. | |||
'''Disarm''' | |||
I Am One | '''Geek U.S.A.''' | ||
BC: Shhhhh. Don't you want to hear the pretty song? Shhh, heh, hey, sorry. We don't play punk rock, I'm sorry. | |||
Iha: | '''Rhinoceros''' | ||
Fuckin' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons! We co-wrote this fucker with those guys | BC: ''(European accent)'' We are going to play what we want to play, I'm sorry. | ||
'''Cherub Rock''' | |||
Geek U.S.A. | D’arcy: [cuts in] I don't know what to say, we've been on tour for two weeks and we've used up all our jokes already, so...sorry! | ||
'''Starla''' | |||
(Guy in crowd during quiet middle: [[w:Free Bird|Freebird]]! | |||
BC: Yeah, you can go suck my dick.) | |||
'''Not Worth Asking''' (tease - abandoned after second line) | |||
(D’arcy before lyrics begin: Thank you.) | |||
(BC after second line: Yeah, whatever that chord is.) | |||
Not Worth Asking (tease) | Iha: Yes. We've reached that low point in the set where we re--need to rejuvenate, tell a bad joke, rock you harder than we possibly can. | ||
BC: Anybody wanna hear Hummer, Hummer? Hummer, Hummer? Wanna hear Hummer? Hummer, Hummer? | |||
Iha: Yes. We've reached that low point in the set where we need to rejuvenate, tell a bad joke, rock you harder than we possibly can | Iha: Don’t force them to say it [unintelligible word]. | ||
BC: Alright. | |||
'''Hummer''' | |||
BC: What do you wanna hear? What? I can't hear you. ... | |||
Iha: Yeah | Iha: Yeah. [3 unintelligible words as Billy starts Siva]. | ||
'''Siva''' | |||
[encore break] | |||
Iha: This next song is | BC: Yeah! Yeah! | ||
Iha: Yeah. This, uh, next song is, uh...Matt’s Theme. ... Alright, I'll play [[w:Smells Like Teen Spirit|Teen Spirit]]. | |||
'''Smells Like Teen Spirit''' (tease - 2 times through the riff (poorly)) | |||
Iha: I know we're not as good as Pearl Jam | Iha: There you go. | ||
BC: Hello, hello? I got no monitors, but.... | |||
Iha: So, way back when... | Iha: I know, I know, we're not as good as [[w:Pearl Jam|Pearl Jam]]. The greatest band of all. | ||
BC: Hello, hello? | |||
As far I'm concerned fuck Seattle. Let's hear it for the | Iha: So uh, way back when.... | ||
Nobody sounds alike but it's great | BC: Hello? Can you hear me? You can hear me? Hi. ... As far as I'm concerned, fuck Seattle. ''(crowd cheers)'' Let's hear it for the un-unified Chicago music scene! ''(crowd cheers louder)'' Nobody sounds alike but it's great! We all sound like we do different drugs, which is kinda cool, I think. | ||
'''Drown''' | |||
BC: It's a crystal, it brings you magic powers. | |||
Iha: Wow I can fe-fe-feel it, it's really weird | Iha: Wow, it’s--I can fe-fe-feel it, it's really weird. | ||
BC: Yeah, the crystal, it brings you magic powers. | |||
Iha: Really? What happens? | Iha: Really? What happens? | ||
BC: You’ll get more cable channels. | |||
Iha: Wow | Iha: Wow | ||
BC: This is our dedication to the former Soviet Union and all Satanic cults and whatever else is wrong with the world. Wait, shhh, be quiet for a second. I have a song to begin. | |||
Wait, be quiet for a second | '''Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow / Star Spangled Banner''' | ||
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Star Spangled Banner | |||
Latest revision as of 01:44, 22 January 2022
August 12, 1993 – Chicago, IL, US | |
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Live performance by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
Rock Invasion tour | |
Date | August 12, 1993 |
Venue | Metro |
Coordinates | 41°56′59″N 87°39′40″W |
Location | Chicago, IL, US |
Venue type | Club |
Capacity | 1,100 |
Personnel | Billy Corgan, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Jimmy Chamberlin |
Order of bands | Red Red Meat, The Smashing Pumpkins |
Setlist[edit | edit source]
- "Rocket"
- "Quiet"
- "Today"
- "Soma"
- "I Am One"
- "Disarm"
- "Geek U.S.A."
- "Rhinoceros"
- "Cherub Rock"
- "Starla" [8:41]
- "Not Worth Asking" (tease)
- "Hummer"
- "Siva" [5:52]
Encore[edit | edit source]
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" [Nirvana] (tease)
- "Drown" [5:41]
- "Silverfuck" [9:52]
- "Over the Rainbow" [Harold Arlen / Yip Harburg] (tease)
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" [Francis Scott Key] (tease)
Banter[edit | edit source]
MC: [cuts in] The first time I heard this band live was a broadcast on 93 XRT. That day--that day the band had some bad things to say about what had been written about them in the Sun-Times. Let me just tell you what was written in the Sun-Times today: “Chicago's Smashing Pumpkins debuted on Billboard's Top 200 albums charts last week at number 10 with a bullet, making it the most successful rock release from Chicago since the days of Survivor.”
Iha: “Since the days of Survivor.”
MC: “Chicago, Illinois, soon to be known internationally as the rock and roll capital of the world and it's because of Metro and it's because of Smashing Pumpkins!”
BC: Whoooo!
Rocket
BC: Helloooo! We're so glad you could come.
Quiet
Today
D’arcy: Hi.
Soma
> I Am One
BC: Hi. Strutter, Deuce, Cold Gin....
Iha: What do all these songs have in common, people? Fuckin' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons! We co-wrote this fucker with those guys.
Disarm
Geek U.S.A.
BC: Shhhhh. Don't you want to hear the pretty song? Shhh, heh, hey, sorry. We don't play punk rock, I'm sorry.
Rhinoceros
BC: (European accent) We are going to play what we want to play, I'm sorry.
Cherub Rock
D’arcy: [cuts in] I don't know what to say, we've been on tour for two weeks and we've used up all our jokes already, so...sorry!
Starla
(Guy in crowd during quiet middle: Freebird!
BC: Yeah, you can go suck my dick.)
Not Worth Asking (tease - abandoned after second line)
(D’arcy before lyrics begin: Thank you.)
(BC after second line: Yeah, whatever that chord is.)
Iha: Yes. We've reached that low point in the set where we re--need to rejuvenate, tell a bad joke, rock you harder than we possibly can.
BC: Anybody wanna hear Hummer, Hummer? Hummer, Hummer? Wanna hear Hummer? Hummer, Hummer?
Iha: Don’t force them to say it [unintelligible word].
BC: Alright.
Hummer
BC: What do you wanna hear? What? I can't hear you. ...
Iha: Yeah. [3 unintelligible words as Billy starts Siva].
Siva
[encore break]
BC: Yeah! Yeah!
Iha: Yeah. This, uh, next song is, uh...Matt’s Theme. ... Alright, I'll play Teen Spirit.
Smells Like Teen Spirit (tease - 2 times through the riff (poorly))
Iha: There you go.
BC: Hello, hello? I got no monitors, but....
Iha: I know, I know, we're not as good as Pearl Jam. The greatest band of all.
BC: Hello, hello?
Iha: So uh, way back when....
BC: Hello? Can you hear me? You can hear me? Hi. ... As far as I'm concerned, fuck Seattle. (crowd cheers) Let's hear it for the un-unified Chicago music scene! (crowd cheers louder) Nobody sounds alike but it's great! We all sound like we do different drugs, which is kinda cool, I think.
Drown
BC: It's a crystal, it brings you magic powers.
Iha: Wow, it’s--I can fe-fe-feel it, it's really weird.
BC: Yeah, the crystal, it brings you magic powers.
Iha: Really? What happens?
BC: You’ll get more cable channels.
Iha: Wow
BC: This is our dedication to the former Soviet Union and all Satanic cults and whatever else is wrong with the world. Wait, shhh, be quiet for a second. I have a song to begin.
Silverfuck / Over the Rainbow / Star Spangled Banner